School of Architecture Archives

Pratt Institute Awarded Ladislav Sutnar Prize 2016 from the University of West Bohemia

Pratt Institute has been awarded the Ladislav Sutnar Prize 2016 from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Provost Kirk E. Pillow traveled to Pilsen to receive the award on behalf of the Institute at a ceremony on…

Architecture

DesignIntelligence Ranks Pratt Among Top 10 Colleges for Interior Design and Architecture

Pratt Institute’s interior design programs and undergraduate architecture program are ranked among the top 10 in the country according to America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools 2017, the newest edition of the annual survey of industry professionals coordinated by DesignIntelligence…

School of Architecture

Eve Baron Selected as Chair of the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

Eve Baron has been appointed chair of the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment within the School of Architecture. She assumed the role on August 1, 2016, succeeding John Shapiro, who stepped down to join the full-time faculty in…

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

David Erdman Appointed Chair of Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

David Erdman has joined Pratt Institute as Chair of Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (GAUD). He assumed the position on September 1, 2016, succeeding William MacDonald, who stepped down in July to serve as a full-time professor. Erdman comes to…

City and Regional Planning

Pratt’s Graduate Architecture Program Ranked among Best in Nation in 2016 Student Survey

Pratt Institute is ranked #4 in a list of “2016 Top Architecture Graduate Programs” from education research publisher SR Education Group. Released in July 2016, the “2016 Top Graduate Schools and Programs” rankings present the nation’s top-reviewed graduate schools by…

Architecture

Professor Haresh Lalvani to Give Keynote and Exhibit Work at Symmetry Festival in Vienna

Undergraduate Architecture Professor and Co-director of Pratt’s Center for Experimental Structures, Dr. Haresh Lalvani (M.S. ’72), will participate in the Symmetry Festival 2016, which will be held in Vienna from July 18-22. Lalvani will deliver a public keynote lecture, display…

Architecture

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Features Mars Transit Habitat Designed by Students

A Mars transit habitat project designed by Pratt architecture and industrial design students was on view at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan from July 13–18. The project was the result of a challenge presented by NASA,…

Architecture

Architectural Digest Cover Story Features Home Designed by Alumnus Ralph Choeff

The cover story of Architectural Digest magazine’s June 2016 issue features a Miami, Florida home designed by Pratt alumnus Ralph Choeff (B.Arch. ’78) for professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez. The Architectural Digest story has been picked up by USA Today,…

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

Professor Jason Vigneri-Beane Receives Pratt Distinguished Teacher Award 2016-2017

Jason Vigneri-Beane, adjunct associate professor of graduate architecture and urban design within the School of Architecture, is the recipient of Pratt Institute’s Distinguished Teacher Award 2016-2017. The Award recognizes exceptional dedication to Pratt’s mission and applauds the recipient’s career accomplishments.

Architecture

World-Renowned Architect Grant Booker Discusses His Work in Talk on Brooklyn Campus

Pratt recently welcomed internationally renowned architect Grant Brooker to the Institute’s Brooklyn campus, where he spoke about his career highlights and insights into the field of architecture in front of an attentive audience in Higgins Hall auditorium. The March 7…